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Qatar Promises Free Fuel to Egypt

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Summer Said

Updated June 10, 2013 4:36 p.m. ET

DUBAI—Qatar promised Egypt five free cargoes of liquefied natural gas this summer after a meeting of representatives from the two countries' governments in Doha, giving the cash-strapped country a reprieve from worsening energy shortages.

The gas cargoes are intended to help Egypt generate more electricity so it can avoid wider power outages as energy demand peaks in the hottest summer months.